Leucoplema
ruptifascia Warren
comb. n.
Epiplema ruptifascia Warren,
1897, Novit. zool., 4: 204.
Diagnosis. This is a very small species, marked dark brown on a pale bone-coloured
ground. A dark brown medial zone on the forewing is diagnostically broken
centrally, and the distal margin is punctate. The hindwing has the basal zone
marked dark brown.
Taxonomic notes. The male genitalia show the diagnostic features.
Geographical range. Bali, Borneo.
Habitat preference. Bornean material is restricted to a single specimen
from Pulo Laut, a low-lying island at the south-east corner of Borneo.
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